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Cairo News

Politics 16 Sep, 2017

Italian ambassador returns to Cairo despite Regeni controversy. Italy's new ambassador to Egypt, Giampaolo Cantini, took office in Cairo on 14 September following a year and a half during which Italy...

Nairobi News

Kenya's electoral commission appoints new staff

Politics 08 Sep, 2017

Reshuffle follows call for changes by Odinga ahead of 17 October election re-run.Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has appointed new additional staff to its top management...

Nairobi News

Kenya to hold new presidential election on 17 October

Politics 05 Sep, 2017

Kenyatta and Odinga will be only names on ballot along with their running mates.Kenya will hold a fresh presidential election on 17 October following the supreme court's decision to annul the results...

Nairobi News

Kenyan presidential result annulled by supreme court

Politics 01 Sep, 2017

Surprise cancellation of Kenyatta victory welcomed by Odinga supporters.Kenya's supreme court has annulled the result of the country's contentious presidential election, citing irregularities by the e...

Nairobi News

Tension in Kenya ahead of crucial election ruling

Politics 31 Aug, 2017

Supreme court ruling on presidential election validity on 1 September. Kenya's supreme court is to rule on 1 September on the validity of the country's presidential election which took place on 8 A...

Lagos News

Nigerian president returns to Nigeria

Politics 22 Aug, 2017

Buhari spent over three months in London for treatment.Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation in a televised speech on 21 August following his return to the captital Abuja after more...

Nairobi News

Odinga to challenge presidential election result in court

Politics 18 Aug, 2017

Opposition leader backtracks on initial refusal to seek legal redress. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is to file a petition in the supreme court against the results of the 8 August president...

Nairobi News

Business as usual in Kenya after disputed presidential elections

Politics 14 Aug, 2017

Kenyans largely ignore defeated Odinga’s call to strike. It was largely business as usual in Kenya on 14 August despite a strike call from opposition leader Raila Odinga in grievance over the outco...

Nairobi News

Kenyan election official found dead ahead of elections

Politics 01 Aug, 2017

Body of Kenyan electoral official showed "evidence of torture". The person in charge of Kenya's electronic voting system was found dead in Nairobi on 31 July, with reported signs of torture, a week a...

Nairobi News

Kenya prepares for elections on 8 August

Politics 24 Jul, 2017

Incumbent Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a second term of office on 8 August when Kenya votes to elect a president, parliament and county governors. The two-horse presidential race sees K...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia extends state of emergency

Politics 31 Mar, 2017

Addis Ababa adds four months to existing state of emergency. The Ethiopian government has extended the nation's current state of emergency by four months, amid reports of continuing violence and an...

Lagos News

Nigerian president extends UK medical leave

Politics 06 Feb, 2017

President Buhari has spent last two weeks in London hospital. Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has requested parliament to extend his medical leave, indefinitely, according to a statement releas...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia releases 10,000 detainees

Politics 23 Dec, 2016

2,500 remaining detainees to face charges. Ethiopia has released 9,800 people detained under its ongoing state of emergency which was introduced to curb violent anti-government demonstrations in th...

Akufo-Addo to be sworn in as Ghana's president on 7 January

Politics 13 Dec, 2016

Ghanaian president Mahama defeated by former foreign minister Akufo-Addo. Ghana's main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo will be sworn in as president on 7 January after defeating incumbent preside...

Accra News

Ghana's presidential election on 7 December

Politics 05 Dec, 2016

Presidential candidates sign peace pact ahead of Ghana's elections. Ghana's seven presidential candidates have pledged that their supporters will respect electoral rules and refrain from violence,...

Addis Ababa News

State of emergency in Ethiopia

Politics 19 Oct, 2016

Ethiopia rocked by violent protests by Oromo and Amhara groups. The Ethiopian government has declared a six-month state of emergency in an attempt to curb violent demonstrations by two of Ethiopia'...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzanian prime minister moves offices to Dodoma

Politics 04 Oct, 2016

Majaliwa moves to capital as part of government relocation plan. The Tanzanian prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has moved his offices to Dodoma as part of President John Magufuli's decision to transf...

Chadema calls for Defiance Day in Tanzania

Politics 09 Aug, 2016

Tanzania's opposition party to hold nationwide campaign on 1 September. Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema has declared 1 September "Defiance Day" to mark the beginning of a nationwide campai...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzanian government to move offices to Dodoma

Politics 03 Aug, 2016

Tanzanian government to move from Dar es Salaam to country's capital. Tanzanian premier Kassim Majaliwa has confirmed that government offices will move from Dar es Salaam to the capital Dodoma by S...

Cairo News

Egyptian court quashes transfer of Red Sea Islands

Politics 23 Jun, 2016

Court overturns Egypt's decision to cede Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian government is set to appeal a court's nullification of its controversial decision in April to cede two strateg...

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